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Longevity, LEV & Financial Independence: Planning for a Longer Life

What happens to financial independence and retirement planning if we live much longer, healthier lives than previous generations?

In this open discussion, we’ll explore the connection between longevity, healthspan, and FIRE/financial independence.

We’ll look at both sides of the topic:

The practical side of longevity today

  • Exercise, strength, VO₂ max, sleep, nutrition, prevention, biomarkers, and healthcare habits
  • How healthspan affects freedom, work, family, travel, and quality of life
  • Why health can be seen as part of your financial independence plan

The speculative but important side

  • LEV: Longevity Escape Velocity, the idea that medical progress may eventually extend healthy lifespan faster than we age
  • What longer lifespans could mean for withdrawal rates, investment horizons, risk, inflation, healthcare costs, and life planning
  • Whether traditional retirement assumptions still make sense if “retirement” could last 50, 60, 70+ years, or longer

This will not be a formal lecture or medical/financial advice. The goal is to have an open conversation with questions, different perspectives, and practical ideas.

Some questions we may discuss:

  • If you expected to live much longer, would you invest differently?
  • Does the 4% rule make sense for very early retirement or very long lives?
  • Should FIRE plans aim to preserve capital indefinitely instead of slowly spending it down?
  • How much should we invest in health now to increase future freedom?
  • What can we realistically do today to improve our odds of living longer and better?
  • How do purpose, relationships, curiosity, and life design change if life becomes much longer?

This event is for anyone interested in investing, FIRE, longevity, biohacking, healthspan, future medicine, or simply designing a better long-term life.

📋 Important Note
This is a strictly non-commercial meetup.
Nothing will be sold, and nothing shared should be considered financial advice.
Our goal is simple: to connect, exchange perspectives, and enjoy thoughtful conversations with fellow investors, no matter your experience level

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